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Sue Sharpe

Chief executive, Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee

Following the enforced funding cuts, Ms Sharpe has become increasingly vocal in her opposition to the government's policy towards pharmacy. Earlier this month (May 9), she made the surprise announcement she will retire at the end of the year.

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Robbie Turner

Director for England, Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Mr Turner was appointed as RPS director for England in October 2016, after seven years at Community Pharmacy West Yorkshire.

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Duncan Rudkin

Chief executive, General Pharmaceutical Council

Mr Rudkin has been the regulator’s chief executive since 2010. Recently, he launched workshops on workplace pressures and changes to fitness-to-practise criteria. Read why Mr Rudkin was C+D's editor's prediction to top the Pharmacy 50 here.

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Dr Catherine Duggan

Director of professional development and support, RPS

Dr Duggan is responsible for delivering professional advice and support to pharmacists through the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, as well as developing ways to showcase good practice.

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Gail Fleming

‎Head of pharmacy, Health Education England

Ms Fleming has been an NHS regional pharmacy education and training lead since 1996, and is currently chair of the NHS pharmacy education and development committee.

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Jeannette Howe

Head of pharmacy, Department of Health

Ms Howe is responsible for pharmacy workforce planning, education and training, as well as research, regulation and clinical governance.

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Ash Soni

Chair, London LPN; contractor and former RPS president

Mr Soni was awarded an OBE for services to pharmacy in 2013. Since stepping down as Royal Pharmaceutical Society president in 2016, he's remained a regular speaker at sector events. Read why C+D's clinical editor predicted he would top the Pharmacy 50 here.

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Bruce Warner

Deputy chief pharmaceutical officer, NHS England

Mr Warner warned pharmacists in 2015 that funding cuts were likely, and the number of pharmacies would come under scrutiny.

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Sir Bruce Keogh

Medical director, NHS England

Sir Bruce has directed NHS England since 2007, and has spoken about harnessing pharmacists' skills for the benefit of the NHS.

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Rose Marie Parr

Chief pharmaceutical officer for Scotland

Scotland's first female chief pharmaceutical officer, Ms Parr is refreshing the government's 10-year vision for the sector – including overseeing the country's move to a five-year integrated pharmacy degree.

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Alastair Buxton

Director of NHS services, PSNC

Mr Buxton leads the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee's team covering policy and support on locally and nationally commissioned community pharmacy services.

As the NHS's pharmacy lead for England, Mr Ridge made headlines last year when he pushed for greater use of automation and hub-and-spoke dispensing in the sector. Read why he was C+D's news editor's prediction to top the Pharmacy 50 here.

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Leyla Hannbeck

Chief pharmacist, National Pharmacy Association

As chief pharmacist at the NPA, Ms Hannbeck has overall responsibility for all NPA training and content development, as well as communications.

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Ian Strachan

Chair, National Pharmacy Association

Mr Strachan has steered the NPA as it fights the funding cuts and splits from Pharmacy Voice. Read C+D's major interview with Mr Strachan here, where he explains why he "cannot comprise" when it comes to supporting NPA members.

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Rob Darracott

Former chief executive, Pharmacy Voice

Mr Darracott has led the joint representative activities of AIMp, the CCA and the NPA through lobbying group Pharmacy Voice since 2010. But with Pharmacy Voice forced to disband in April, it will be interesting to see what he does next.

Pharmacy's digital champion at NHS Digital and NHS England, Mr Hussain has overseen the national rollout of the summary care record.

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Claire Ward

Former chair, Pharmacy Voice

The first female chair of Pharmacy Voice, Ms Ward's career has involved stints as chief executive of the Independent Pharmacy Federation and as an MP. With Pharmacy Voice having disbanded in April, it will interesting to see where she goes next.

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Sandra Gidley

Chair, RPS English Pharmacy Board

The former Liberal Democrat MP is one of the most outspoken voices at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society. Find out what she told pharmacy minister David Mowat during a recent GP surgery visit here.

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Marc Donovan

Chief pharmacist, Boots UK

Mr Donovan has been chief pharmacist at Boots UK since 2015, and is also on the board of Community Pharmacy Wales and the Welsh Pharmaceutical Committee. Last year, he said the sector should use the funding cuts as a "kick up the backside".

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Kevin Barron

Labour MP and chair, All-Party Pharmacy Group

As the sector's parliamentary champion, Mr Barron has been outspoken in Westminster when it comes to expanding pharmacists’ roles and the damaging effects of the funding cut in England.

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Richard Murray

Director of policy, the King's Fund

As author of the long-awaited 'Murray review' into pharmacy clinical services, Mr Murray recommended medicines use reviews should be "redesigned", among other things. The sector is still waiting for NHS England's response to the review.

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The Patel siblings

Executive directors, Day Lewis

Following the untimely death of Day Lewis founder Kirit Patel last year, his children Jay, Rupa and Sam have shared the responsibilities of running the more than 250-strong chain. Read C+D's recent interview with Jay Patel here.

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Kevin Fenton

Director of health and wellbeing, Public Health England

The overseer of PHE's national prevention programmes, Mr Fenton has repeatedly called for pharmacy to play a greater public health role.

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Diane Leicester

Chief executive, Pharmacist Support

Ms Leicester-Hallam leads the independent charity, which offers free and confidential services to pharmacists in need. She was also heavily involved in Pharmacist Support's successful 'Go Green' campaign.

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David Mowat

Pharmacy minister and Conservative MP

Mr Mowat took on the role in July 2016, along with responsibility for overseeing the controversial pharmacy funding cuts in England. Find out why C+D deputy editor Lilian Anekwe predicted Mr Mowat would top the Pharmacy 50 here.

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Gul Root

Principal pharmaceutical officer, Department of Health

Along with her role as lead public health pharmacist for Public Health England's Health and Wellbeing Directorate, Ms Root has pushed the healthy living pharmacy agenda.

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Ravi Sharma

Clinical pharmacy programme lead, NHS England

Mr Sharma has played a key role in the development of pharmacist-led clinics in general practice. He is currently programme clinical lead (clinical pharmacy) of NHS England's primary care workforce and infrastructure team.

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Jeremy Hunt

Secretary of state for health

Mr Hunt has repeatedly defended the pharmacy funding cuts, and courted controversy in January by insisting "clusters" of pharmacies do not deserve subsidies. Read why he was C+D's deputy news editor's pick to top the Pharmacy 50 here.

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Martin Astbury

President, Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Mr Astbury was re-elected as RPS president in July 2016, having previously served in the role from 2010-14. He has promoted the general election as an opportunity for the sector to engage politicians.

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Mark Koziol

Chairman, Pharmacists' Defence Association

Mr Koziol remains unapologetic for raising the issue of workplace pressures at the multiples – which ultimately forced the General Pharmaceutical Council to look into these claims.

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Alison Hemsworth

Assistant head of primary care policy (pharmacy), NHS England

At NHS England, Ms Hemsworth is responsible for supporting managers and staff to improve the contractual frameworks for commissioning pharmacy services.

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Jill Loader

Assistant head of commissioning (pharmacy), NHS England

Ms Loader is responsible for commissioning pharmacy services across the country. Last year, she praised the sector for “really stepping up to the mark” to deliver the national flu service.

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Johnathan Laird

RPS Scottish pharmacy board member

As well as managing a pharmacy in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Mr Laird runs the Pharmacy In Practice website and is a respected voice in Scottish pharmacy.

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Deborah Evans

Managing director, Pharmacy Complete and RPS England board member

Ms Evans combines her Royal Pharmaceutical Society duties with running her own consultancy business, Pharmacy Complete. She also led the national Healthy Living Pharmacy (HLP) pathfinder work programme – read her HLP guide here.

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Cormac Tobin

Managing director, Celesio UK

Managing director of Lloydspharmacy's parent company since 2013, Mr Tobin has been increasingly vocal about the government's pharmacy policy in recent months. Read C+D's interview here.

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Rekha Shah

CEO, Pharmacy London

Ms Shah has campaigned against the pharmacy funding cuts in England, and overseen record-breaking flu vaccination levels in the capital.

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Claire Anderson

Vice chair, Royal Pharmaceutical Society's English pharmacy board

Ms Anderson is also professor of social pharmacy at the University of Nottingham, and vocal on issues of professional development.

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Dr Mahendra Patel

Senior pharmacy lecturer, Huddersfield University

Dr Patel works with NICE and the National Institute for Health Research. He is a Royal Pharmaceutical Society board member and won its Charter Award for his contribution to the profession.

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David Wright

Professor of pharmacy practice, University of East Anglia

Professor Wright provided the evidence report for the 'Murray' review into pharmacy clinical services. The review called for medicines use reviews to be "redesigned", among other things, and is currently being considered by NHS England. Read C+D's interview with Professor Wright here.

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Dr Ian Hudson

Chief executive, MHRA

As chief executive of UK watchdog the Medicines and healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, Dr Hudson has overseen its drive to reduce the supply of counterfeit drugs.

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Richard Ashcroft

Director of digital medicines, NHS Digital

Mr Ashcroft has been responsible for NHS England's digital medicines programme since July 2016.

The Labour and Co-operative MP for Leicester South has tabled a number of questions in parliament on the pharmacy funding cuts.

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Nigel Ratcliffe

Chair, Pharmacy Schools Council

The PhSC represents pharmacy schools across the UK, and provides expert opinion on pharmacy education issues.

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David Simons

Interim chief operating officer, National Pharmacy Association

Mr Simons has been an instrumental figure in the NPA's legal battle against the pharmacy funding cuts. Read more about how the organisation views the outcome of its High Court challenge here.

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Hemant Patel

Secretary, North East London LPC and former RPSGB president

Former president of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, Mr Patel oversaw his local pharmaceutical council sending out a letter to every MP in September 2016 outlining a "radically different" vision of community pharmacy.